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Title: The main focus of the very earliest research on children was:
Post by: tsand2 on Aug 19, 2019

Question 1

Which one of the following statements is TRUE regarding research about children?
◦ Research almost always provides reliable findings upon which teachers can base most judgments in the classroom.
◦ Research provides good guesses about what children are like, but does not reveal truths.
◦ Research provides far less helpful information to teachers than the "wisdom of practice."
◦ Research provides definitive information about children that can guide parenting and teaching.

Question 2

The main focus of the very earliest research on children was:
◦ collecting observations that would support the current social and religious beliefs of the time.
◦ identifying children whose behavior and learning were atypical.
◦ comparing European children with those of Third World countries.
◦ describing and explaining the course of normal development.

Title: The main focus of the very earliest research on children was:
Post by: bpool94 on Aug 19, 2019

Answer 1

Research provides good guesses about what children are like, but does not reveal truths.

Answer 2

describing and explaining the course of normal development.

Title: Re: The main focus of the very earliest research on children was:
Post by: dcedillo1 on Nov 19, 2019

thank you\